{
  "id": 10730791,
  "title": "Somali pirates kill three Pakistanis during rescue operation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/somali-pirates-kill-three-pakistanis-during-rescue-operation",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T10:11:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
    "slug": "the-express-tribune-pakistan",
    "url": "https://tribune.com.pk/story/2632091/somali-pirates-kill-three-pakistanis-during-rescue-operation"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three Pakistani sailors perished during a rescue operation against Somali pirates, while four others were injured, according to accounts from the survivors and the Ansar Burney Welfare Trust. Two Pakistani crew members, Hussain Yousuf and Imran Ali, managed to escape the attack and relayed their experience to the Ansar Burney Welfare Trust office in Karachi. The governments of Somalia and Puntland jointly launched a rescue mission on Tuesday, resulting in an exchange of fire with the pirates. Following the pirates' retreat, the surviving crew members shot indiscriminately at the wounded hostages before fleeing the vessel. The scene of the tragedy was far from the shore, and the pirates subsequently damaged the Honour 25's steering system, making the ship unmaneuverable. The vessel is currently being towed to the shore by a Somali naval vessel, with the process expected to last two days. The ship, an oil tanker sailing under the Somali flag from Oman to Somalia, was hijacked by pirates on April 21, with 17 crew members on board, ten of whom were Pakistani. The injured crew members are identified as Usman, Aqeel, Ameen, and Vicky from Indonesia. The Pakistani crew members killed in the attack were Second Officer Kashif Umar, Third Engineer Mahmood Ansari, and Boiler Rafiullah, along with Indian crew member Tanveer and the chief engineer from Myanmar.",
  "summary": "Two other crew members of Honour 25 ship also killed by pirates in operation by Somali forces",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}